Background
David Scherman was born on March 2, 1916, in New York City, New York, United States. However, he grew up in New Rochelle, New York. David was a son of William S. Scherman, a businessman, and Celia Scherman.
Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 03755, United States
In 1936, David received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College.
Munich, Germany
David Scherman taking a bath in Adolf Hitler's apartment in Munich. Photo by Lee Miller.
(David Scherman co-authored this work together with Richar...)
David Scherman co-authored this work together with Richard Wilcox.
https://www.amazon.com/Literary-England-Photographs-Memorable-Literature/dp/B0006AQ7RY/?tag=2022091-20
1944
(David Scherman co-authored this work together with his wi...)
David Scherman co-authored this work together with his wife Rosemarie Redlich Scherman.
https://www.amazon.com/Literary-Chronicle-American-Photographs-Inspired/dp/B0010KGGNE/?tag=2022091-20
1952
(This book gathers photographs and articles by Miller, the...)
This book gathers photographs and articles by Miller, the only woman combat photographer, allowed to follow the Allied advance across Western Europe. David Scherman co-authored this work together with Antony Penrose.
https://www.amazon.com/Lee-Millers-War-Photographer-Correspondent/dp/0821218700/?tag=2022091-20
1992
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David Scherman was born on March 2, 1916, in New York City, New York, United States. However, he grew up in New Rochelle, New York. David was a son of William S. Scherman, a businessman, and Celia Scherman.
In his early years, David attended a public high school in New Rochelle, New York. Later, he enrolled at Dartmouth College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1936.
In 1936, David was hired by Life magazine as a photographer. In 1941, Scherman was on an ocean liner, when it was sunk by a German warship, disguised as a merchant vessel. He took photographs of the German ship, which was responsible for sinking twenty-two allied ships, hid the photographs from German inspectors, while in custody, and gave them to the United States and British governments, who used it to sink the deadly ship. As a correspondent during World War II, he also photographed the D-Day invasion of Normandy, the liberation of Paris and found Hitler’s Munich summer home before the Allied forces.
Back home, Scherman was a photographer for Life until 1947, when he became an associate editor. Later, in 1966, David was promoted to the position of a senior editor in charge of movie, book and television reviews, a post he held until his retirement from the magazine in 1972, when its days as a weekly publication ended.
However, David's writing career continued after his tenure at Life. By that time, Scherman had already written such books, as "Literary England: Photographs of Places Made Memorable in English Literature" (1944), "Literary America: A Chronicle of American Writers from 1607-1952" (1952) and others.
After leaving Life magazine, he also wrote many freelance articles for newspapers and magazines. In 1972, David was appointed a book reviewer for the New York Times Book Review and the Washington Post. Also, he edited books, such as "The Best of Life", "Life Goes to the Movies" and "Life Goes to War".
Moreover, in the 1980's, David served as a house-builder and contractor. He was working on a book about home construction, when he died of cancer in 1997.
(This book gathers photographs and articles by Miller, the...)
1992(David Scherman co-authored this work together with his wi...)
1952(David Scherman co-authored this work together with Richar...)
1944(David Scherman co-authored this work together with John R...)
1944David's major photographic influences were Carl Mydans, Otto Hagel, Hansel Mieth and Edward Weston.
Scherman was a member of the American Newspaper Guild and member of the board of governors of the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Society (present-day Willa Cather Foundation) in Nebraska.
David was married to Rosemarie Redlich Scherman, a journalist and freelance writer. Their marriage produced two sons — John and Tony.